Damian Grabowski
| Damian Grabowski | |
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| Born |
May 12, 1980 Opole, Poland |
| Other names | The Polish Pit Bull |
| Residence | Opole, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Submission Wrestling, BJJ |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Opole, Poland |
| Team | Lutadores Opole FightSpirit Gym |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight division and has competed for various European MMA promotions, gathering a perfect record of twelve wins in a streak, all by stoppage, with four of them earned in a one-night sixteen men heavyweight tournament, before signing with Bellator. Grabowski is a multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion of Poland, vice champion of the world and Europe champion.
Grabowski comes from a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling background, having much success in those disciplines. Damian is currently ranked as #1 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL and #1 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
Grabowski defeated Kiril Handzhiyski at FX3 on June 13 in London (a last-minute replacement for Gary Rawlings).
Grabowski was then scheduled to fight PRIDE veteran Valentijn Overeem at a Beast of the East event in November in Gdynia, Poland and also Thorsten Kronz (known from Team Germany on M-1) on December 5 in Darmstadt, Germany on Mix Fight Gala IX. Damian sustained a shoulder injury during training just a few days before the Overeem fight and had to drop out of both bouts.
Grabowski then returned in 2008 with a first-round armbar win against Dion Staring and then fought in June against Michał Kita to determine the best heavyweight fighter in Poland. After connecting with a powerful upkick that cut the eyebrow of Kita, who slipped and fell out of the ring, Grabowski was declared the winner by doctor stoppage due to a heavily swollen eye.
Grabowski won bouts with Stav Economou at MMA Attack 3, with Tadas Rimkevicius at M-1 Challenge 39, and with Kenny Garner at M-1 Challenge 44: Battle of Kulikovo. The last one was for the M-1 Heavyweight Championship.
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